Great New Yorkers: John Coltrane
When I was a kid, long before I came to New York, John Coltrane was the man. Never as colorful [...]
Marting Luther King: Beyond Vietnam
On Martin Luther King today, a chance to look back at that remarkable figure, and a time when America produced [...]
Video Sunday: Taxi Driver
I recently watched ‘Taxi Driver’ again for the first time in years. I was fascinated by the portrait of darkness [...]
The Original Beats: Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso
Often overshadowed by the Beat triumvurate of Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac, Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso were nonetheless integral to [...]
How Bad was it when NY was bad? Bad!
Looking over this footage, it’s not hard to understand why many people in the ’70s – both in NY and [...]
Looking back: New York in the 70′s
What always interested me about NY when I first came here was how, like London, it was essentially a [...]
Beautiful NYC Images of the 60′s: James Jowers
St. Mark’s Place Reader Chris sends this in: From Flavorwire: Beautiful Black and White Photographs of New York in the [...]
Jerry Rio Looks back on the 90′s (Again)
To see more Jerry Rio, visit ‘The World of Jerry Rio‘ Jerry Rio revisits the NYC of the 90′s – [...]
90′s NYC: Beggars on the 2 and 3 Trains
Working on the Upper West Side, riding the 2 and 3 train morning and evening like I used to do [...]
Sunday Video: The Early Years of Kiss
As a kid in the 70′s, KISS was all around us in the culture, even as far away as hinterland [...]
Pilgrims: A Novel
'Pilgrims' is set in 1991 New York. The background is New York at the end of the First Gulf War, with the crack epidemic raging across the city, and the beginning of the East Village's gentrification. The first chapter can be seen in Sensitive Skin Magazine.
